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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: mrjamesokpara@microcamp.com.br
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:44:07 -0300
Subject: VERY URGENT




NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION( N.N.P.C)PLOT 775, MCPHERSON
CLOSE,GARAKI ABUJA , NIGERIA .





DEAR SIR ,





I AM MR. JAMES OKPARA, AN ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIANNATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (N.N.P.C.). I HEADED ASEVEN-MAN TENDERS BOARD IN CHARGE OF
CONTRACT AWARDSAND PAYMENT APPROVALS. I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MYSEARCH FOR A
RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE AVERY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION WHICH
INVOLVES THETRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.THERE WERE
SERIES OF CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY ACONSORTIUM OF MULTI-NATIONALS IN THE OIL
INDUSTRY INFAVOUR OF N.N.P.C. THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF THISCONTRACTS WERE
DELIBERATELY OVER- INVOICED TO THE SUMOF USD$30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION
UNITED STATESDOLLARS). THIS AMOUNT HAS BEEN APPROVED AND IS NOW READY TO
BETRANSFERRED, BEING THAT THE COMPANIES THAT ACTUALLY EXECUTED THESECONTRACTS
HAVE BEEN FULLY PAID AND THE PROJECTS OFFICIALLY COMMISSIONED.CONSEQUENTLY, MY
COLLEAGUES AND I ARE WILLING TOTRANSFER THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO YOUR ACCOUNT
FORSUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT, SINCE WE, CIVIL SERVANTSARE PROHIBITED BY THE
CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU (CIVILSERVICE LAW) FROM OPERATING AND/OR OPENING
FOREIGNACCOUNTS IN OUR NAMES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE TRUSTREPOSED ON YOU AT
THIS JUNCTURE IS ENORMOUS. INRETURN, WE HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 25% OF
THETRANSFERRED SUM, WHILE 10% SHALL BE SET ASIDE FORINCIDENTAL EXPENSES
(INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL) BETWEENPARTIES IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTION. YOU
WILL BEMANDATED TO REMIT THE BALANCE TO OTHER ACCOUNTS IN DUE COURSE.
MODALITIESHAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE MINISTRY OF
FINANCE ANDTHE CENTRAL BANK OFNIGERIA (C.B.N.) FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF
THEFUNDS WITHIN 14 WORKING DAYS SUBJECT TO YOURSATISFACTION OF THE ABOVE
STATED TERMS. OUR ASSURANCEIS THAT YOUR ROLE IS RISK FREE.TO ACCORD THIS
TRANSACTION THE LEGALITY IT DESERVESAND FOR MUTUAL SECURITY OF THE FUNDS THE
WHOLEAPPROVAL PROCEDURES WILL BE OFFICIALLY AND LEGALLYPROCESSED WITH YOUR
NAME OR THE NAME OF ANY COMPANYYOU MAY NOMINATE AS THE BONAFIDE
BENEFICIARY.ONCE MORE, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT HAVING PUT INOVER TEN
YEARS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE OF MY COUNTRY, IAM AVERSE TO HAVING MY IMAGE AND
CAREER DENTED. THISMATTER SHOULD THEREFORE BE TREATED WITH THE UTMOSTSECRECY
AND URGENCY IT DESERVES.KINDLY EXPEDITE ACTION AS WE ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE
TOENABLE US INCLUDE THIS TRANSFER IN THIS BATCHWHICH WOULD CONSTITUTE THE
LAST QUARTER PAYMENTS FORTHE 2007 FINANCIAL YEAR.CONTACT ME THROUGH MY
EMAILL:jamesokpara2@yahoo.comPOSSIBLE FOR MORE DETAILS.





YOURS SINCERELY,





MR. JAMES OKPARA


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Microcamp

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